UK to use high-precision

missile in Syria

The Brimstone missile – designed to hit small, fast-moving

targets while minimizing death among bystanders –

could prove decisive should Britain authorise

airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria

Missile carried by

Tornado GR4

BRIMSTONE:

Air-to-surface

missile can be

launched from up to 11km away,

and from as high as 6,000 metres

Specifications

Range:

20km

Length:

1.8m

Speed:

Mach 1.3

Weight:

49kg

Cost:

$150,000 each

Fuse:

Programmable fuse allows pilot

Steerable

fins

Solid-fuel

rocket

to decide point when bomb explodes

Dual mode seeker:

“Fire-and-forget”

Warhead

missile is either laser-guided by

operator, or can direct itself with

high-definition radar guidance

Low-powered

warhead explosive

reduces shrapnel

hitting civilians

Brimstone can hit

moving targets

at speeds of up

to 110km/h

Sources: RAF, Global Security

UK to use high-precision

missile in Syria

The Brimstone missile – designed to hit small, fast-moving targets while minimizing death among bystanders – could prove decisive should Britain authorise airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria

Missile carried by

Tornado GR4

BRIMSTONE:

Air-to-surface missile can be launched

from up to 11km away, and from as high as 6,000m

Specifications

Length:

1.8m

Speed:

Mach 1.3

Weight:

49kg

Range:

20km

Cost:

$150,000 each

Fuse:

Programmable fuse allows pilot

Steerable

fins

to decide point when bomb explodes

Dual mode seeker:

“Fire-and-forget”

Warhead

missile is either laser-guided by

operator, or can direct itself with

high-definition radar guidance

Solid-fuel

rocket

Low-powered warhead

explosive reduces

shrapnel hitting

civilians

Brimstone can hit

moving targets

at speeds of up

to 110km/h

Sources: RAF, Global Security

UK to use

high-precision

missile in Syria

The Brimstone missile – designed to hit small, fast-moving targets while minimizing death among bystanders – could prove decisive should Britain authorise airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria

Missile carried by

Tornado GR4

BRIMSTONE:

Air-to-surface missile

can be launched from up to 11km

away, and from as high as 6,000m

Specifications

Length:

1.8m

Weight:

49kg

Range:

20km

Speed:

Mach 1.3

Cost:

$150,000

Fuse:

Programmable

Steerable

fins

fuse allows pilot

to decide point when

bomb explodes

Warhead

Dual mode seeker:

Solid-fuel

rocket

“Fire-and-forget” missile

is either laser-guided by

operator, or can direct itself with

high-definition radar guidance

Brimstone can hit

moving targets

at speeds of up

to 110km/h

Low-powered warhead explosive

reduces shrapnel hitting civilians

Source: RAF